Media Round Up: Graphic Novel Binge
Aug. 16th, 2021 10:41 amMy reading seems to come in fits and starts these days. After weeks of reading not much at all I have read many many graphic novels. I got some for my birthday and also checked out a bunch from the library. I also read one actual novel!
Here are my thoughts on my recent reading (and watching)
Pawcasso by Remy Lai— this was a very cute comic about a kid who pretends that a dog they find is theirs to make friends. This kind of thing sometimes sets off my embarrassment squick but luckily this didn’t. The dog is extremely adorable.
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian— This was fun historical m/m romance novel featuring a former highway man turned coffehouse owner and an about to be disgraced noble man who wants to hire him to commit a crime.
(Content note: one of the character’s backstories involves the death of an infant)
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O'Neill— Third in the Tea Dragon graphic novel series. These are all lovely and soft stories about people who take care of tiny dragons who grow tea leaves on their bodies. This one was less of an independent story than the first two so I wish I had reread them before reading it.
Hero (2002)— Another movie for my wuxia and related moves project. This was very stylized, but in a way that felt distancing to me even though it was pretty. That plus some of the narrative devices that were being used made it hard for me to get to know and care about any of the characters.
Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers— A comic collection of stories about Black women and their hair. A few of the stories had narration in cursive handwriting that I had a hard time reading. These were interesting but I feel like I was missing something or just wasn’t the target audience.
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor — I loved this graphic novel about a Chinese American girl growing up in a logging camp in the Sierra Nevadas. First of all the art is gorgeous, with simple outlines and water colors. The story is gorgeous too, with a focus on food, found family and storytelling.
Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells — I read this for urban planning book club. It was surprisingly boring given that it's about very interesting subject matter. We talked about this a bit at our meeting. The problem is that a lot of what it covers is stuff that people who have studied urban planning know. There were a bunch of interesting ideas but they never really got followed up on because the book was mostly focused on a familiar narrative. I think this book would work better for someone with less background knowledge.
Here are my thoughts on my recent reading (and watching)
Pawcasso by Remy Lai— this was a very cute comic about a kid who pretends that a dog they find is theirs to make friends. This kind of thing sometimes sets off my embarrassment squick but luckily this didn’t. The dog is extremely adorable.
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian— This was fun historical m/m romance novel featuring a former highway man turned coffehouse owner and an about to be disgraced noble man who wants to hire him to commit a crime.
(Content note: one of the character’s backstories involves the death of an infant)
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O'Neill— Third in the Tea Dragon graphic novel series. These are all lovely and soft stories about people who take care of tiny dragons who grow tea leaves on their bodies. This one was less of an independent story than the first two so I wish I had reread them before reading it.
Hero (2002)— Another movie for my wuxia and related moves project. This was very stylized, but in a way that felt distancing to me even though it was pretty. That plus some of the narrative devices that were being used made it hard for me to get to know and care about any of the characters.
Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers— A comic collection of stories about Black women and their hair. A few of the stories had narration in cursive handwriting that I had a hard time reading. These were interesting but I feel like I was missing something or just wasn’t the target audience.
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor — I loved this graphic novel about a Chinese American girl growing up in a logging camp in the Sierra Nevadas. First of all the art is gorgeous, with simple outlines and water colors. The story is gorgeous too, with a focus on food, found family and storytelling.
Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells — I read this for urban planning book club. It was surprisingly boring given that it's about very interesting subject matter. We talked about this a bit at our meeting. The problem is that a lot of what it covers is stuff that people who have studied urban planning know. There were a bunch of interesting ideas but they never really got followed up on because the book was mostly focused on a familiar narrative. I think this book would work better for someone with less background knowledge.
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